What does debellation mean?
Debellation means (obsolete) The act of conquering or subjugation in war..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) The act of conquering or subjugation in war..
Strupp goes on to speak of transfer of territory ‘by annexation after debellation’.
This time, the arguments of those who favored the total debellation of the defeated adversary were again defeated […]
They exclude […] wars that resulted in surrender or “debellation,” in which one side is completely vanquished […]
Use debellation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Debellation means (obsolete) The act of conquering or subjugation in war..
Common synonyms include debellatio.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Strupp goes on to speak of transfer of territory ‘by annexation after debellation’.
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